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there is no united states senator, in the u.s. senate remotely like mike lee. [applause] i tell you afterwards, he and i went and visited -- first time we met and we spend the next couple of hours debating constitutional law, and brand-new senator elect, and that is very down in the bowels there. pretty sure i saw minutes wandering around. i spent a couple hours with mike walking around, i remember it was this friday because it was the day that committee assignments were due, he handed in his request i remember one of the things we've talking about at the time was the national debt. and estimated the value of the land owned by the united states government. it was at $14 trillion. and rather than the united states the parent being the largest landowner in the world, and we begin discussing that, in the presence of a fellow federalist. he mike was the first major national figure and rightfully launched. it was just a month or two later visiting it after dinner talking about the senate and what can i do to help? and he looked over and says i can do that i can do t
there is no united states senator, in the u.s. senate remotely like mike lee. [applause] i tell you afterwards, he and i went and visited -- first time we met and we spend the next couple of hours debating constitutional law, and brand-new senator elect, and that is very down in the bowels there. pretty sure i saw minutes wandering around. i spent a couple hours with mike walking around, i remember it was this friday because it was the day that committee assignments were due, he handed in his...
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and it's a card saying united states senator representing utah expiration 2017. i don't know whether that's when i personally expire or -- \[laughter] but we went through this charade so often when i had to go vote. i discovered a short cut to it. this lapel pin was given to me after i was sworn in. i came to call it my sorry senator pin. when i got carded i would point to it and they would say sorry senator, come on in. it works most of the time. not all the time. one time i was on the floor of the senate and i had one hand resting on a desk and one of the non-uniform security staffers said will you please not lean on the senators desk. i thought it was weird that he didn't say don't lean on your desk. i said i'm terribly sorry it won't happen again. and he said are you with the minority? i said what do you mean on this vote or the next. i don't always vote with my party. >> he said do you -- of course i support mitch mcconnell he's our leader. are you part of the minority leader staff and i realized he doesn't get it so i pointed to the pin. blank stare and at
and it's a card saying united states senator representing utah expiration 2017. i don't know whether that's when i personally expire or -- \[laughter] but we went through this charade so often when i had to go vote. i discovered a short cut to it. this lapel pin was given to me after i was sworn in. i came to call it my sorry senator pin. when i got carded i would point to it and they would say sorry senator, come on in. it works most of the time. not all the time. one time i was on the floor...
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president of the united states. a very different campaign from four years ago. four years ago he rode a wave of hope and change. this year he had to beat a wave back and he did it in a campaign that was brutal on mitt romney but also brilliant in turning out the vote and he got a huge victory. . >> the economy has suffered where he had a right direction number where they thought he could be beaten. this is going to bring both sides to reflect on this because there are many problems that happened but the republicans are faced with the polls were right. all the polls were right. what the republicans argued against and said no we're going to change it, it democrat happen and they're going to have to face a future where there's no leader of the party. >> e had always said he was a fourth quarter closer but i want to bring in nicole now for your thoughts well, look, i think this was a campaign that has always had its doubters. this was a primary where he was sort of the third, fourth, fifth choice. we romanced mitch dani
president of the united states. a very different campaign from four years ago. four years ago he rode a wave of hope and change. this year he had to beat a wave back and he did it in a campaign that was brutal on mitt romney but also brilliant in turning out the vote and he got a huge victory. . >> the economy has suffered where he had a right direction number where they thought he could be beaten. this is going to bring both sides to reflect on this because there are many problems that...
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states senate everett dirksen one of the most honorable men to hold a senate leadership position in generations and he told ever dirksen what was going on take a listen. i don't act good at it thank you a shock america if a black spoke candidate bush playing with a store strike. or are good at it very good but this kind of stuff they are good we. are. getting some of these. are going to be an amazing embassy and no to the president. or the second. i'm reading and everything i don't want to get this in the campaign and they are going to be doing this this is crazy i go. over dirksen at the end going i know every dirksen promised to contact nixon personally and try to put a stop to that treason and later conversations reported back to l.b.j. that nixon wouldn't even discuss it with him general to dog in his heels the war continued on for the last nixon won the election this is all historical fact so why doesn't everyone every american know that nixon committed treason in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight to win the presidency and in a conversation with dirksen l.b.j. said i don't
states senate everett dirksen one of the most honorable men to hold a senate leadership position in generations and he told ever dirksen what was going on take a listen. i don't act good at it thank you a shock america if a black spoke candidate bush playing with a store strike. or are good at it very good but this kind of stuff they are good we. are. getting some of these. are going to be an amazing embassy and no to the president. or the second. i'm reading and everything i don't want to get...
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john kerry instead, guess what happens in the united states senate? massachusetts suddenly has an open u.s. senate seat as well as a certain republican senator from that state who is basically just sitting around doing nothing since he just lost his re-election effort. i know this sounds crazy. i'm fully aware of that fact. that's kind of part of the point. honestly, it is getting harder and harder to find a rational explanation forle all of this republican hand ringing. it has been been going on. there are legitimate questions to ask about what happened during that attack on our consulate in libya. those questions deserve answers. they are being investigated. there also may be legitimate questions to ask about susan rice as a potential secretary of state. that's not what's going on. there is this add dimension to what's going on right now that is really strange. >> i just believe that she has actually disqualified herself to be secretary of state. if the president wants an easy confirmation hearing and an easy confirmation process, what he would do i
john kerry instead, guess what happens in the united states senate? massachusetts suddenly has an open u.s. senate seat as well as a certain republican senator from that state who is basically just sitting around doing nothing since he just lost his re-election effort. i know this sounds crazy. i'm fully aware of that fact. that's kind of part of the point. honestly, it is getting harder and harder to find a rational explanation forle all of this republican hand ringing. it has been been going...
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lts wislator, united states senator and president of the united states. obama obviously had to learn all that was required to be president through on-the-job training. it is possible to conclude, however, assuming the legislation passed during his first term, obama is a quick learner. he grappled with the challenges and economic crisis and formulation of the stimulus package haltingly meaning heavily on his economic advisers. the most appropriate, and on the stimulus program was the nation did not falter and some economic expansion is occurring. the bailout of the automobile industry seems to be a success. the health care legislation fre vuently lacked presidential leadership and the judgment of most observers, the final configuration is yet to be determined. all this took place with minimal eublerience. how well is obama meeting the six measures of a successful president? he is probably seen as protecting america with the use of drones and special forces, killing osama bin laden and members of al qaeda. his withdrawal of troops from iraq and plans for th
lts wislator, united states senator and president of the united states. obama obviously had to learn all that was required to be president through on-the-job training. it is possible to conclude, however, assuming the legislation passed during his first term, obama is a quick learner. he grappled with the challenges and economic crisis and formulation of the stimulus package haltingly meaning heavily on his economic advisers. the most appropriate, and on the stimulus program was the nation did...
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there's going to be some wonderful women come to the united states senate. >> you watched your mother make a choice going from a schoolteacher to governor of texas. what is it like for women making this kind of decision to move into this field? >> well, i think, look. you've got to be ready to take a lot of hits and these races this year were really tough. but the exciting thing to me when i look at patty and the other women in this senate and all the other women, each one of them bring such an incredible experience to the senate. every single woman we've hadded as made each one stronger. and you know, i think it's people think women candidates by and large get things done and our experience is they do. and particularly when it comes to issues for women's health and planned parenthood, it's so important to have alleys who understand women's health and that's certainly the perspective that women senators bring. it's going to be a great new class. >> i have to ask you when you watch you out there working the campaign stage, i think back about your mother. have you thought yourself about
there's going to be some wonderful women come to the united states senate. >> you watched your mother make a choice going from a schoolteacher to governor of texas. what is it like for women making this kind of decision to move into this field? >> well, i think, look. you've got to be ready to take a lot of hits and these races this year were really tough. but the exciting thing to me when i look at patty and the other women in this senate and all the other women, each one of them...
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. >> any office in the united states, running for senate or president, that's out. president of princeton, no problem. >> he's a layman today. >> john, let him run for something and see, but issue tw republicans fry rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned. >> i don't trust her. and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she didn't know better, she shouldn't be the voice of america. >> key republican senators are trying to block susan race from becoming secretary of state. ms. rice is currently the permanent representative to the united nations for the u.s. she has not yet been officially nominated for the state department job to replace hillary clinton who intends to resign probably. rice is rumored to be underactive and positive consideration. but republicans and some democrats have been angry with ms. rice for saying that the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead was spontaneous and not preplanned. >> what our assessment is as of the prese
. >> any office in the united states, running for senate or president, that's out. president of princeton, no problem. >> he's a layman today. >> john, let him run for something and see, but issue tw republicans fry rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned. >> i don't trust her. and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she didn't know better, she...
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senator kennedy will be the next president of the united states. >> the election may have been a close one. but i want to express and my appreciation to all of them and to mr. nixon personally. chris: finally, the return of richard nixon winning narrowly over shubte humphrey in 19 -- over hubert humphrey in 1968. >> election night 1968. nixon's the one. that's the natural banner for any sprightly front page tonight. richard nixon won the election this time. where eight years ago, he lost it. in illinois. it was so close, it took forever. but he won it. it was again one of the closest elections in american history. >> i have done my best. i have lost. mr. nixon has won. so now let's get on with the urgent task of uniting our country. thank you. [applause] >> having lost a close one eight years ago and having won a close one this year, i can say this. winning's a lot more fun. [laughter] chris: i like nixon better the first time. and when we come back, one will have to lose, the first half, the american president would suffer a significant loss. so would the son of george romney who has
senator kennedy will be the next president of the united states. >> the election may have been a close one. but i want to express and my appreciation to all of them and to mr. nixon personally. chris: finally, the return of richard nixon winning narrowly over shubte humphrey in 19 -- over hubert humphrey in 1968. >> election night 1968. nixon's the one. that's the natural banner for any sprightly front page tonight. richard nixon won the election this time. where eight years ago, he...
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i would think with all due respect to the united states senate that in you are the president of the united states you have more muscle than you do if you are a member of the u.s. senate and the fbi has been trying to talk to this man in tunisia. tunisia has said no and then you and senator chandliss got into it two nights ago and voila, you could talk to him. >> i wrote a letter three days ago to the ambassador, u.s. ambassador, tunisia ambassador to the united states saying this is a defining moment in our relationship. i know tunisia well. i know the prime minister. and within two days we were able to get the fbi on the ground. i want to thank the tunisian government for making this person available to be interviewed by our law enforcement occasions, our investigative team. it is not enough to write questions. you have to be on the ground to look people in the eye and too yearia came through and two days after the letter here we are. >> greta: and it is quite extraordinary because the investigation has been stuck and my hat goes off to you forgetting it down, for picking up the ball and
i would think with all due respect to the united states senate that in you are the president of the united states you have more muscle than you do if you are a member of the u.s. senate and the fbi has been trying to talk to this man in tunisia. tunisia has said no and then you and senator chandliss got into it two nights ago and voila, you could talk to him. >> i wrote a letter three days ago to the ambassador, u.s. ambassador, tunisia ambassador to the united states saying this is a...
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another chance to look at the changes of the united states senate following the election. >> these are the casualties of the spirit, the troubled in mind. some require special therapy. hypnosis is often the effect of a battle -- >> now you are deeper asleep. we are going back. we are going back. >> one of the most important procedures is group psychotherapy. here, the patient learns to understand something of the basic causes of his distress. >> i would like to see if we can get some illustrations of how a personal safety would stem from childhood safety. i was ashamed to go to my parents and tell them what i have done. i kept it to myself. >> this weekend, the 1946 "let there be light," on a combat and, and treatment. sunday at 4:00 eastern. >> c-span and bytes and metal and high school students to send a message to the president. what is the most important issue he should consider in .
another chance to look at the changes of the united states senate following the election. >> these are the casualties of the spirit, the troubled in mind. some require special therapy. hypnosis is often the effect of a battle -- >> now you are deeper asleep. we are going back. we are going back. >> one of the most important procedures is group psychotherapy. here, the patient learns to understand something of the basic causes of his distress. >> i would like to see if we...
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states and the senate has to ratify them. 96 members and 80 of them have said that the one the united states to ratify the treaty and join the league of nations under some conditions. eda is well more than enough. >> host: the need two-thirds. >> guest: ratification isn't hard in this scenario. you have 80. you need 64, 65. okay. the problem is the senate republicans led by henry cabot lodge who wilson has known for many decades they don't want to give him a triumph. some of them are just opposed to joining the treaty. they have reservations about the united states sovereignty many of them were willing to join the treaty with conditions attached to it and these reservations are not huge. the british for example say they have no problems in the reservation of the treaty it's not an obstacle for them. >> guest: they shouldn't be deal breakers. very few people view them as deal breakers that lodge says wilson, he might have set reservations in principle that he will never accept reservations that i attach, and wilson in a private meeting is told we can get the ratification easily if you
states and the senate has to ratify them. 96 members and 80 of them have said that the one the united states to ratify the treaty and join the league of nations under some conditions. eda is well more than enough. >> host: the need two-thirds. >> guest: ratification isn't hard in this scenario. you have 80. you need 64, 65. okay. the problem is the senate republicans led by henry cabot lodge who wilson has known for many decades they don't want to give him a triumph. some of them...
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house of representatives. 20 women will serve in the united states senate. it's a diverse group of women who probably won't agree on every issue. their success socked the republicans, no doubt about it. senate democrats were the underdogs in the election cycle, especially in the great state of north dakota, the prairie. republicans counted on congressman rick burg to defeat heidi heitkamp. didn't happen. they were wrong. and one of the nation's most accurate forecasters got it wrong as well. >> we missed the north dakota senate race. >> yes, you did. you said that republican rick burg would win. he lost. >> he lost. >> foerp north dakota attorney general heidi heitkamp narrowly defeated rick burg by 3,000 photos. she won by less than 1% in the state where most people voted for mitt romney. in fact, 59% of the folks in north dakota voted for mitt romney. it will be interesting to see how new senator-elect heitkamp will represent her historically red state. we'll ask her right now. let's turn to north dakota senator-elect heidi heitkamp. heidi, congratulations
house of representatives. 20 women will serve in the united states senate. it's a diverse group of women who probably won't agree on every issue. their success socked the republicans, no doubt about it. senate democrats were the underdogs in the election cycle, especially in the great state of north dakota, the prairie. republicans counted on congressman rick burg to defeat heidi heitkamp. didn't happen. they were wrong. and one of the nation's most accurate forecasters got it wrong as well....
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states senator and the majority leader. that gives you everything you need to know about the majority leader. >> so no, then? >> the answer is i think the comment that you put up on november 2nd was preelection date, and now he is going to be leading an expanded democratic caucus. he wants -- listen, his reputation is on the line e.s the senate to be old school, to get aalong, to do things, to produce things. so i know -- yes, kornacki does hate the words "fiscal cliff," but watch for the fade-away of the gang of six. there's three democrats and republicans that are working together to walk us away from the fiscal cliff on august of 2011 and watch for the president of the united states to come in and focus on thanksgiving on getting a deal and bringing the leaders together and doing a summit at camp david and watch for a big deal. wall street wants it and america wants it and the public wants it and the senate needs it big-time. frankly, you have 33 senators up for re-election, 20 democrats and 13 republicans in cycle as of
states senator and the majority leader. that gives you everything you need to know about the majority leader. >> so no, then? >> the answer is i think the comment that you put up on november 2nd was preelection date, and now he is going to be leading an expanded democratic caucus. he wants -- listen, his reputation is on the line e.s the senate to be old school, to get aalong, to do things, to produce things. so i know -- yes, kornacki does hate the words "fiscal cliff,"...
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i think susan rice has been an extraordinary ambassador to the united nations. she's smart, hard working, et c ethical, honest and just a superb candidate for secretary of state, if the president makes that decision. i find it mind-boggling that some of the gop senators continue to go after her. it's completely unjustified. and i can only conclude that having failed to deny the president a second term, they now want to deny him the cabinet of his choice. but that is a terrible disservice to the country. it's a terrible disservice to a dedicated public servant like ambassador rice. and it makes no sense whatsoever. i think they just refuse to take the facts for an answer. and what is -- is so mind-boggling, really, is that what the ambassador has said is exactly what the head of the national intelligence agency, the dni has said, james clapper. it's the same as general petraeus said. it's the same as the acting director morrell has said. so, if they have an issue, their issue is with the intelligence agency that provided that information to the ambassador, not wi
i think susan rice has been an extraordinary ambassador to the united nations. she's smart, hard working, et c ethical, honest and just a superb candidate for secretary of state, if the president makes that decision. i find it mind-boggling that some of the gop senators continue to go after her. it's completely unjustified. and i can only conclude that having failed to deny the president a second term, they now want to deny him the cabinet of his choice. but that is a terrible disservice to the...
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let me be very clear, there's no united states senators, zero, in the u.s. senate remotely like mig lee. [applause] i'll tell you afterwords, he and i went and visited -- actually the first time we had met, and we spent the next couple hours debating constitutional law. we went back -- when you just get elected, and you're a brand new senator elect, they give you app office in the basement of the capital that is buried down in the bowls there. i can tell you i saw a minotor wandering around outside. [laughter] i spent a couple hours with mike walking around. i remember, in fact, this it was friday, and i walked with him to the office to hand in requests for committees. i remember one of the things talked about at the time was the national debt, which was, at the time, $14 trillion, a few trillion ago. it so happened the gao had a report that estimated the value of all of the land owned by the united states government was right at $14 trillion. now, that struck me as a fairly convenient equivalent, and i don't see any reason why the united states government s
let me be very clear, there's no united states senators, zero, in the u.s. senate remotely like mig lee. [applause] i'll tell you afterwords, he and i went and visited -- actually the first time we had met, and we spent the next couple hours debating constitutional law. we went back -- when you just get elected, and you're a brand new senator elect, they give you app office in the basement of the capital that is buried down in the bowls there. i can tell you i saw a minotor wandering around...
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he gives part of the treaty and then he comes back to united states and the senate has to ratify it. their 96 centers at the time in 80 of them have said that they want the united states to ratify the treaty and join the league of nations under some conditions. 80 is well more than enough to make the ratification. >> host: they need two-thirds. >> guest: two-thirds, yes. ratification is not hard. you need 64 or 65. the problem is the senate republicans led by henry cabot lodge who wilson had known for many decades, they don't want to give wilson a try and. some of them are opposed to joining the treaty and they have reservations about the sovereignty. many of them are willing to join the treaty with a condition. these reservations are not huge. the british for example will eventually say they have no problem with the treaty. it's not an obstacle for them. >> host: they are not deal breakers. >> guest: they shouldn't be deal breakers. very few people view them as deal breakers. henry cabot lodge knows wilson and lodge says wilson, you know he might have reservations on the principle t
he gives part of the treaty and then he comes back to united states and the senate has to ratify it. their 96 centers at the time in 80 of them have said that they want the united states to ratify the treaty and join the league of nations under some conditions. 80 is well more than enough to make the ratification. >> host: they need two-thirds. >> guest: two-thirds, yes. ratification is not hard. you need 64 or 65. the problem is the senate republicans led by henry cabot lodge who...
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states senate. >> do you feel a personal burden to push forward with a guy agenda? >> you know, what i would say in terms of crashing through that glass ceiling is, you know, if you're not in the room the conversation is about you. if you're in the room, the conversation is with you. that does transform things. as i said last night, i didn't run to make history. i ran to make a difference. and my campaign was about the struggle of the middle class, retirement security for seniors, doing right by our veterans when they return home from war. that wisconsin selected me to face those challenges is historic. but i think it was much more about confronting the very significant challenges that our nation faces right now. >> gays have asked for support from latinos. do you think now we'll see the flip of that, that we will see gays now saying, listen, we want to pass the dream act and now we're going to work as a coalition around all of these issues? >> you know, i see that increasingly happen. people want -- who see our country and our states move towards full equality in m
states senate. >> do you feel a personal burden to push forward with a guy agenda? >> you know, what i would say in terms of crashing through that glass ceiling is, you know, if you're not in the room the conversation is about you. if you're in the room, the conversation is with you. that does transform things. as i said last night, i didn't run to make history. i ran to make a difference. and my campaign was about the struggle of the middle class, retirement security for seniors,...
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the tremendous republican disaster in the united states senate. i mean, they had a bad night on tuesday night. but in the senate, it was a sure bet that the republicans were supposed to retake control of the senate this year. a sure bet. they were only defending ten seats and the democrats were defending 23. that's a tilted playing field like this. not only did the republicans not retake the senate, the democrats held on to control and increased their margins. that's impossible. that is an impossible republican failure in a year like this. and the depth of that failure is bottomless. look at how they failed the more astonishing it is how badly they failed. not only did mitt romney lose the presidency but in terms of losing republican senate candidates in 11 states, the republican senate candidates did even worse with voters than mitt romney did in those states. mitt romney who lost. the country said no to mitt romney this week, but they said oh, no, no, no, no to republican senate candidates. it was just a catastrophe from north dakota to florida
the tremendous republican disaster in the united states senate. i mean, they had a bad night on tuesday night. but in the senate, it was a sure bet that the republicans were supposed to retake control of the senate this year. a sure bet. they were only defending ten seats and the democrats were defending 23. that's a tilted playing field like this. not only did the republicans not retake the senate, the democrats held on to control and increased their margins. that's impossible. that is an...
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states senator mike lee. seems like yesterday, senator, when you came to us just after your election in 2010 presenting your vision of our system of limited constitutional government. i remember you describing with the sense of hope and enthusiasm the desire you saw amongst the people along your campaign trail for return to our founding principles. i suspect that those principles do not resinate at quite the same pitch in the hallways of the senate as they did amongst the utah people along that campaignÑtr trail. nevertheless, it is apparent from his work and effort that senator lee is irrepressible. in the midst of the consideration of legislation as well as participation in oversight and the cop -- confirmation process, senator lee harkened back to basic constitutional principles and respect for the constructional constitution more than i remember any other senator doing. is this having an impact? well, the senate, by design, is a place where things move very slowly, and so more time will be needed to dete
states senator mike lee. seems like yesterday, senator, when you came to us just after your election in 2010 presenting your vision of our system of limited constitutional government. i remember you describing with the sense of hope and enthusiasm the desire you saw amongst the people along your campaign trail for return to our founding principles. i suspect that those principles do not resinate at quite the same pitch in the hallways of the senate as they did amongst the utah people along that...
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25 united states code do pass with an amendment. mr. udall: i'd ask unanimous consent the senate concur in the house amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to the consideration of s. res. 591, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 591, expressing the sense of the senate regarding raymond weeks and his efforts in the establishment of veterans day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. udall: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it ad
25 united states code do pass with an amendment. mr. udall: i'd ask unanimous consent the senate concur in the house amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, i'd ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to the consideration of s. res. 591, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding...
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. >> i'm sure marco rubio visited area many, many times before he was a united states senator. >> yeah. >> these people would tell you this isn't about a presidential race, but of course it is about taking the temperature there. there are a lot of republicans thinking about running in 2016. i think some of those decisions will be contingent on who's running. jeb bush is about as big a fish as you could find in the republican pond. there probably isn't enough room if for both him and marco rubio to run. paul ryan i think is a potential candidate in 2016 and then a number of others, bob mcdonald, the governor of virginia. if he finds something that's helpful to him to raise his profile. i think these guys are trying to get an idea of what the contributions would be like. what the field looks like. what kind of platform they could put together to appeal to the voters that mitt romney did not. obviously, mitt romney had a huge deficit with african-american voters, hispanic voters and women voters, so i think these potential candidates are trying to map it out. >> david corn, when george w.
. >> i'm sure marco rubio visited area many, many times before he was a united states senator. >> yeah. >> these people would tell you this isn't about a presidential race, but of course it is about taking the temperature there. there are a lot of republicans thinking about running in 2016. i think some of those decisions will be contingent on who's running. jeb bush is about as big a fish as you could find in the republican pond. there probably isn't enough room if for both...
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job as our ambassador to the united nations. and of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> today, republican senators continued to try to open up the massachusetts senate seat that scott brown could run for. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> if the president wants an easy confirmation hearing and process, nominate john kerry, who is imminently qualified to be secretary of state and i believe he would sail through in the nominating process. >> joining me now, ari mel ber. ari, you're coming to us tonight from kerry country, boston and i've got to think this is a horrible moment for senator kerry. you don't want to be the guy who gets praise from the mindless attackers of susan rice. >> yeah, i don't think he wants any part of this very weird boomerang play the republicans are trying to practice. he knows her well because as chairman of foreign relations committee, he oversees the state department, looking at the diplomacy and am
job as our ambassador to the united nations. and of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> today, republican senators continued to try to open up the massachusetts senate seat that scott brown could run for. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> if the president wants an easy confirmation hearing and process, nominate john kerry, who is imminently qualified to be secretary of...
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there's a direct correlation between the fact there's 17 women in the united states senate and 24% of women live in poverty. i believe there's a correlation between a senate that's captured by corporate special interests and big money, and the fact that one in five chirp are without adequate health care. i believe there's a correlation between the growing disperty between the haves and have-notes, and what we see in the challenges of maine families. i'm the only candidate in the race talking about poverty, i'm a middle class working mother, in to make a difference, and i will make a difference for maine families. >> moderator: we want to goat to a lot of questions, but -- mr. woods? woods: the beginning and end of that answer, i believe, is education. we have a large infrastructure here in maine. maine is approximately the size of the other five new england states combined, and we have a relatively small economic engine. it's nobody's fault. it is the way the state is laid out. the answer for us to compete, years ago, people competed in commerce and local proximity, then horses, then
there's a direct correlation between the fact there's 17 women in the united states senate and 24% of women live in poverty. i believe there's a correlation between a senate that's captured by corporate special interests and big money, and the fact that one in five chirp are without adequate health care. i believe there's a correlation between the growing disperty between the haves and have-notes, and what we see in the challenges of maine families. i'm the only candidate in the race talking...
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states and in those other countries where they're pushing their so-called austerity and starve the beast agendas. senator joe mccarthy and daddy fred koch both now looking down from the great beyond no doubt are smiling and applause. now moving on from the retrograde elements of the republican party to the man who was recently the leader of the party mitt romney the guy who just couldn't be santa claus at least that's how he's spending his landside last president obama in last week's election created a new york times the los angeles times mitt romney convened a conference call with donors on wednesday and blamed his loss on a president who was very generous and promised to give away big gifts to women minorities and the poor those gifts around these referring to are things like access to contraceptives women affordable student loans for young people health care for poor people and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who've been living in this country since they were little kids he said you can imagine for somebody making twenty five or thirty thousand or thirty five thou
states and in those other countries where they're pushing their so-called austerity and starve the beast agendas. senator joe mccarthy and daddy fred koch both now looking down from the great beyond no doubt are smiling and applause. now moving on from the retrograde elements of the republican party to the man who was recently the leader of the party mitt romney the guy who just couldn't be santa claus at least that's how he's spending his landside last president obama in last week's election...
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the president of the united states getting ready to address a pretty big crowd there in cincinnati in a few moments. we are going to have live coverage. stand by for that. >>> we also have more now from cnn's final preelection national poll. remember, it shows the presidential candidates in a 49-49% tie among likely voters nationally. but look at this. when we asked them who they think will win, 57% say president obama, only 36% say mitt romney. also, both candidates favorable ratings are nearly identical, 52% have a favorable view of the president while 46% have an unfavorable view of him. mitt romney's favorable number is now up to 51%. only one point lower than the president's. the name goes for his up favorable number, 45%, while the president's is 46%. john king is over here at the magic wall to compare the latest poll numbers with what the voters thought four years ago. what are you seeing, john? >> a great question. we always see in our exit polls women ask which candidate better handles the economy, better handle an international crisis. who votes in the demographics of the el
the president of the united states getting ready to address a pretty big crowd there in cincinnati in a few moments. we are going to have live coverage. stand by for that. >>> we also have more now from cnn's final preelection national poll. remember, it shows the presidential candidates in a 49-49% tie among likely voters nationally. but look at this. when we asked them who they think will win, 57% say president obama, only 36% say mitt romney. also, both candidates favorable ratings...
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let's go back to wolf. >> we're fighting the battle for control in the united states senate, in a brand-new way, in the virtual senate. tom zarrella is there. >> reporter: whoever wins the presidency, his ability to get the job done and do what he wants is going to depend on what happens in the u.s. senate tonight. these races are critical. let me take you up high in our virtual senate and show you where we stand right now. the republicans very much want to expand on the 47 red seats they have here. they would love to eat into those three blue seats in the backseat, because that's democratic advantage. the democrats have 53 seats here, including the two independents who caucus with them. we made their desks purple. the democrats have the white house with president obama, and the one republican stronghold is the u.s. house of representatives, which is not likely to change. so if nothing else changes, what will we see in terms of a difference in the u.s. senate, if president obama is re-elected? well, we might see a lot of the same arguments as before, but a new agenda. way up on the list, hi
let's go back to wolf. >> we're fighting the battle for control in the united states senate, in a brand-new way, in the virtual senate. tom zarrella is there. >> reporter: whoever wins the presidency, his ability to get the job done and do what he wants is going to depend on what happens in the u.s. senate tonight. these races are critical. let me take you up high in our virtual senate and show you where we stand right now. the republicans very much want to expand on the 47 red...
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maybe you've noticed there's not one african-american in the united states senate. we're called 2008 with an open seat race. unpopular wars, a crushing -- a nation that was crashing in terms of the economy and exhausted the with the incumbent george w. bush opened the door wide for a democrat to win. throughout american history, race has been a disqualifier even if favorable, political circumstances. not in 2008. overall, american voters did not -- this is meaningful if imperfect progress. in three days, we'll learn if america's first black president will be re-elected. the conditions are very different this time around. he is the incumbent, the economy is still limping and it may be harder generally to win reelection of our previous 42 presidents. only 16 were elected to two terms. if america doesn't choose president obama again, it is not an automatic indictment of our racial progress. if he wins, we can't smugly congratulate ourselves on our racial pro dpres. this is an election, not a group therapy session. no matter the outcome on tuesday, when we wake on wedne
maybe you've noticed there's not one african-american in the united states senate. we're called 2008 with an open seat race. unpopular wars, a crushing -- a nation that was crashing in terms of the economy and exhausted the with the incumbent george w. bush opened the door wide for a democrat to win. throughout american history, race has been a disqualifier even if favorable, political circumstances. not in 2008. overall, american voters did not -- this is meaningful if imperfect progress. in...